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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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